Jin Yang's hand hidden under the sleeve was clenched until his knuckles turned white, but the expression on his face was extraordinarily calm.
The two people standing in the house are very prominent, his two uncles, the King of Ping and the King of Kang.
"Your Majesty, heaven and earth are in harmony, yin and yang are in harmony, and it is destiny for men and women to get married. I am getting old. I only hope to see your majesty and the queen singing in harmony, and the dragon and phoenix are auspicious." Prince Ping's posture was a little trembling. But the voice of the voice is not small at all, "The girl of the Sima family has both political integrity and talent, and she has a noble birth and can be matched with the phoenix position."
He is the oldest in the royal family, and the prince of the county closest to the royal family. Although he was too nosy in his marriage to Jin Yang, it was not a transgression.
It's just that although his move is not overstepping, it does not mean that Jin Yang is happy. Marriage in the world has always been about your love and my wishes, and there is no reason to force the cow to drink water.
Jin Yang knew that these people were pointing fingers at him now, but because he felt that he was young and ignorant and easy to handle, and each had his own interests in mind.
Isn't the fact that the Prince of Pingjun planned for the Sima family like this because the prince and concubine of the Prince of Pingjun was also a girl of the Sima family
"My uncle's caring heart, I understand in my heart, it's just a big matter of marriage, not a trivial matter," Jin Yang slightly raised his mouth, looking like a benevolent prince, "Sima's family's etiquette education is impeccable, it's just... "
He paused slightly, and his eyes fell on King Kang, "Are there any other daughters in Beijing who can match?"
Prince Kang has always been a character who doesn't like to offend people. Today, Prince Ping pulls him over because he is just thinking of a lot of powerful people.
They were not favored when they were young. After their father died of illness, they were still bald princes, and they didn't have the slightest title. Later, when their elder brother succeeded to the throne, he remembered them anyway, so he gave them a bald-headed county king. Although he led 800 food towns, he had no fief. In the royal family, he could only be regarded as a little transparent who eats leisurely.
Now that Jin Yang has succeeded to the throne, although their status is not high, but their seniority is there. Relying on the unstable foundation of the little emperor, they want to set up a profile of their elders, and take the opportunity to win over the family and seek benefits for their own descendants.
They spent most of their lives in a daze. Although their brains were not very smart, they were not at the point of confusion. After hearing the emperor's question to this point, he knew that the emperor was not satisfied with the Sima family.
What can they say? Said that the girls of the Sima family are the best, but no other family can compare
Over the years, many aristocratic families, large and small, have moved into the imperial city, all of them are famous families from all over the world. Even if they really think that the Sima family girl is outstanding, they would not dare to say that no one can match it.
"Your Majesty's words are serious, and the upbringing of noble ladies in noble families is naturally good." Seeing that the situation was not good, Prince Kang hurriedly stood up to talk to the mud. "Ping County Prince was only impatient and worried about His Majesty's marriage, so he spoke impatiently."
"Even if the two uncles are worried about my son's marriage, they should discuss it with the Ai family, so how can they come to ask my son?"
The two old county kings turned their heads in unison, and saw the Queen Mother Zhou wearing a nine-phoenix robe winding her way, with an indescribable aura on her face.
The two of them were secretly stunned. As male elders, they could say a lot in front of the emperor, but they had to be a lot more taboo when facing the niece-in-law who was the empress dowager. Although they were a little uncomfortable with the aggressive attitude of the Queen Mother Zhou, the two also knew their identities and saluted the Queen Mother.
In the royal family, it is always the first to talk about the superiority and inferiority, and then the seniority.
The queen mother steadily returned a junior salute to the two of them, and then held Gu Rujiu's hand and sat down in the upper position. She said in a calm tone, "I wonder which girl the two uncles would like to be the queen?"
Gu Rujiu looked for and heard that there were two old county kings in Beijing who had no fiefs. One acted absurdly and the other did everything. It seemed that they were the two. In her opinion, the behavior of the two is really inappropriate. The most inappropriate thing is not that they recommended the Sima girl, but that they did not report the matter to the queen mother to discuss it, but told the emperor privately.
Do you think that the emperor is young, and after listening to their description of the Sima family girl, he will become a little boyish? However, although Jin Yang seems to be gentle, he is actually a very assertive person. Such a person will not be small, but if he decides to do something, eight horses will not be able to pull him back. These two old county kings are used to seeing their unsatisfactory descendants, do they think Jin Yang is like them
Aware that Jin Yang was looking here, Gu Rujiu smiled at him, and then quickly lowered his head.
Seeing her action, Jin Yang slowly released his hand under his sleeve, and the corners of his lips evoked a slight smile.
"The queen mother, the old man thinks that the noble daughters of the noble families in Beijing are very good. You should take care of this matter. The latter is so important. I am old and dazzled, and I don't know these juniors. How can I know this." King Kang The biggest feature is that it changes its face faster than the sky in June.
Hearing what he said, Prince Ping glared at him and expressed his strong dissatisfaction with his unsettled behavior: "Queen Mother, this old man thinks that the girl from the third house of the Sima family is very good."
"My uncle's daughter-in-law is from the Sima family, so it's no wonder that you trust the Sima family so much," the queen mother said calmly. The eldest grandson of the eldest princess' family is engaged?"
"The girl in the big room is engaged, and the girl in the third room is fine." King Pingjun was a little lacking in confidence. When he said this, his voice became smaller.
Empress Dowager Zhou knew their ability and temper, so she didn't get angry, but said: "Aijia and His Majesty have accepted the kindness of the two uncles. It's just that the election is no trivial matter, and Aijia already has a plan in mind."
"I don't know..." Prince Ping's eyes lit up, wanting to know the exact news from the Queen Mother.
"After His Majesty's crown ceremony, it will be the Aijia Qianqiu. The Aijia has always liked young children. When Qianqiu is here, they will invite these noble sons and girls to play in the Tai'an Palace."
Tai'an Palace was built on the outskirts of Beijing, where the space is spacious, the flowers and plants are lush, there are hunting grounds and Tangquan Pond, and it is a good place for the emperor to play when he is bored in the palace on weekdays.
The two understood the meaning of the queen mother, and also knew that they had done this very indignantly today, so they said goodbye and left.
After the two left, the Queen Mother Zhou sneered and said, "The Sima family is also very capable, and they can instigate the King of Pingjun to come over and listen." Because of the face of the emperor's biological mother, she did not make the words too harsh, but to the Sima family behavior is very dissatisfying.
As an outsider, Gu Rujiu lowered his head and played with a very delicate purse around his waist, expressing that he could not hear the Queen Mother's words.
"The relationship between the Sima family is complicated and has a great influence on the court," Jin Yang paused. "The Sima family and the Li family cannot be the queen."
Empress Dowager Zhou looked at the emperor and nodded: "You just want to understand these things. Aijia is already old, and it's long overdue to enjoy the happiness."
"Aunt, Your Majesty, the minister misses the unborn nephew in the family, so I wrote a letter from the writer, asking the second brother to help him bring it back, and let the elder brother read it to the unborn nephew," Gu Rujiu felt the conversation between the two. He couldn't listen any more, so he put on a kind and innocent smile and said, "I just saw my second brother outside the hall, why don't I go and give it to him now?"
"I know you're a good aunt, go ahead." The Queen Mother smiled and nodded.
"Thank you, Auntie," Gu Rujiu happily blessed the Queen Mother, took a step and stopped, turned to Jin Yang and was also blessed, and then hurriedly walked out.
Looking at her back as she stepped out of the gate of the palace, Jin Yang couldn't help but have a smile on his face, and when he turned to see the queen mother really looking at him, he managed to suppress the smile on his face.
The empress dowager pretended not to see the smile on his face, but said: "Your Majesty, after the crown ceremony is over, there can be no further delay."
"My son understands." The smile on Jin Yang's face faded. When he was in the palace, he was accustomed to the behavior of the concubine and concubines, as well as the unruly and willful behavior of several younger sisters. .
He doesn't want to stand up now. The biggest reason is that he doesn't want to compromise with the Li family and the Sima family. The two families' forces in the court are complicated and intertwined, and he doesn't want to add glory to the two families.
His mother died young when he was young. Originally, the successor took good care of him because of the Sima family. Later, seeing that the Sima family had never paid attention to his child who lost his mother, he gradually became neglectful and even tried to contemplate him. Consider the position of the prince.
If it weren't for the fact that the late emperor had no children, he was called into the capital and was selected by the queen mother, then he would still stay in Jinzhou today, wearing this weak shell, waiting for the death that will come someday.
The Sima family had never taken care of him, and he had no resentment, but he would not be close to the Sima family either. This is all over the place, and the so-called partisans are nothing but a struggle for power. There will also be competition between circles when their interests are at odds.
He is an emperor, and these people are subjects who want to gain more power and benefits from him. This is his greatest advantage.
"Your Majesty," the Queen Mother Zhou said slowly, "As an emperor, the most important thing is to understand people's hearts. Those who understand courtiers, those who understand the people, and those who understand themselves."
Jin Yang was slightly startled: "My son understands."
Seeing that his expression was clear and bright, the Queen Mother Zhou stood up and said, "It's good if you understand."
After all, it was the child she recognized, and she couldn't bear it.
Outside the Qiankun Palace, Gu Rujiu put the envelope in Gu Cunjing's hands in an upright manner, and said with a smile: "Second brother, when you go back, remember to ask the eldest brother to mention me more to your nephew."
"When Fushou was still in the womb, you often wrote these letters. The child is still in the womb, can you understand it?" Gu Cunjing carelessly tucked the letter into the front of his shirt, regardless of whether the letter would be or not. Will wrinkle, "Just you will toss."
"How can it be useless," Gu Rujiu said with a puffed face, quite proud, "After Fushou was born, didn't you kiss my little aunt especially?" She looked back at the palace, "I'm going back, remember to ask eldest brother to give his faith to him. My nephew, listen." After speaking, he returned to the hall.
"It's really a child's behavior," Gu Cunjing muttered, looking back at several other colleagues, clasping his fists and saying, "I'm laughing, I'm laughing."
Several other colleagues just smiled and praised Gu Rujiu for being cute and kind, but they didn't think there was anything wrong. A little girl of thirteen or fourteen years old, who is loved by the queen mother, and still misses her unborn nephew, she is a good girl. There are people in the family who are not yet engaged, and they have begun to secretly move their minds.
Two days before the emperor held the crown ceremony, an imperial decree was issued in the Zichen Hall. This imperial decree has nothing to do with the previous dynasty, but in this kind of leadership, it makes people feel a little subtle.
The second girl of the Gu family, because of her merit in serving the Queen Mother, was changed from the 300 households of the original food town to 400 households, and she also received the title Changyan, which was proposed by the emperor.
As we all know, the birthplace of the Gu family is Qingyuan Prefecture. There is a county in Qingyuan Prefecture named Changyan. It is said that the women born here always have exceptional longevity and beauty. The title of His Majesty and the Empress Dowager as the title of the second daughter of the Gu family, it can be seen that the second girl of the Gu family carries the meaning of blessing.
The county lord directly leapfrogged and became the county lord. Although he had no feudal land, he was given the title of the county. In addition, there was a food town. The royal favor for this girl Gu Er was truly unparalleled.
They originally thought that the royal family favored the Gu family, but if they particularly favored the Gu family, then these awards should also be given to the two sons of his family, not to a daughter who was destined to marry someone else's family.
But what does the royal family mean more than the Gu family girl? Is it intentional to make Gu's daughter the queen
But this is also not right. If you want to stand up, why bother to promote her to the title of nobility? Isn't this an unnecessary act of selling water along the river
And the attitude of taking care of the domestic daughter is not like raising a queen. Who doesn't know that the Gu family dotes on this old woman so much that even her son can't compare
Empress Dowager Zhou will choose a girl who is naive and ignorant to be the queen
The upstarts of the aristocratic family couldn't come up with any results after thinking about it. In the end, they could only sigh that Izumo's face was right on the face, and the life of this girl from the Gu family was really good.
In fact, not only the people outside, but even the Gu family were a little surprised. This time the royal family's award was purely without warning. This imperial decree was sent directly from the Zichen Palace to the west side hall of Kangquan Palace. Gu Changling, the official minister, was not aware of it at all, so when the news reached him, his expression was not much calmer than others, "Your Majesty, what does this mean? ?" Yang shi frowned, looking at Gu Changling and his two sons.
Gu Changling shook his head slowly, this time, he couldn't understand the emperor's mind either.
"Cunjing, you are on duty beside His Majesty, you don't know about this...?" Gu Changling turned to look at his second son.
Gu Cunjing shook his head: "His Majesty has always been unhappy. Before the imperial decree was issued, I never heard any news at all."
Hearing this, Gu Changling frowned and said after a while, "Tomorrow I will enter the palace to thank your majesty."